C# bebop major scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C# bebop major scale (1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7) on guitar: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A · A# · C.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C# Bebop major
12345#567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C#
· Root
2
D#
· Tension
3
F
· Third
4
F#
· Tension
5
G#
· Fifth
#5
A
· passing note
6
A#
· Tension
7
C
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C# Bebop majorFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 #5 6 7
Notes in key
C# D# F F# G# A A# C
Typical use
Over Imaj6; passing b6.
Bebop major
The bebop major scale is the major scale with a passing augmented fifth added between the perfect fifth and the sixth. Like the other bebop scales it keeps chord tones on the strong beats when played in eighth notes; it's typically used over major sixth chords (Imaj6).
Notes of the C# bebop major scale: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A · A# · C.